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Photos. There have been more than 150 earthquakes in the past week in Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS).Thatâs not normal. Before 2009, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported Oklahoma would typically get three or fewer 3.0+ magnitude quakes a year.n the last few years, the average jumped up to about 40 significant quakes a year. Less than 2 months into 2014, Oklahoma has had more than 25 quakes registering 3.0+ magnitude in Oklahoma. Michael Lewchuk, an earthquake expert with Casady School, told KOCO, âFor Oklahoma that is an unusually large amount.
A large tornado was confirmed in Oklahoma's Grady County, and several others were reported in the state Saturday evening, The Weather Channel reported. Six inches of rain triggered flash flooding in Elk City, about 100 miles west of Oklahoma City. Emergency management officials said as many as 30 people were displaced.:23. Copy this code to your website or blog. Weekend flooding that had killed three people through Sunday night left eight other people missing and forced the evacuations of hundreds more across Oklahoma and Texas as emergency crews took stock of the damage caused by the severe weather.